Xiaogushan

Xiaogushan

Xiaogu mountain is an independent peak in the Yangtze River, 60 kilometers southeast of Susong County, Anhui Province. One mile around, 78 meters above sea level.

The shape is special and the isolated peak stands up. It is famous for its strangeness, danger, independence and solitude. The most vivid description is "looking at the imperial chair in the East, looking at a pen in the south, looking like a hanging bell in the west, and looking at the roaring dragon in the north".

There are Qixiu temple, dressing Pavilion and other historic sites on the mountain. Because its terrain is also very dangerous, it is a must for military strategists in the past dynasties. After the Southern Song Dynasty, beacon towers and fort were set up here. The red scarf army and Yu Que in the Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang in the Ming Dynasty, and Peng Yulin's Xiang army and Taiping Army in the Qing Dynasty all fought against each other in order to fight for success or failure. Therefore, there is also the saying of "anqing gate" and "ChuSai Wuguan".

There are also folklores about the little girl's mother and sister-in-law marrying Peng Lang.

Xiaogushan is one of the famous scenic spots in Anhui Province. In 1987, the people's Government of Anhui Province designated Xiaogushan as a provincial scenic spot.

Geomorphological features

Xiaogushan, also known as xiaoguji, is located in Fuxing town (formerly taokou township), 120 Li southeast of Susong County, Anhui Province. Gufeng towering, standing in the middle of the river, 1 Li around, 78 meters above sea level.

Across the river from penglangji in Pengze County, Jiangxi Province, it echoes with Shizhong mountain and Longgong cave in Jiangxi Province, Lushan Mountain, a national scenic spot, Wuzu temple in Huangmei County, Hubei Province, and Tianzhu Mountain in Anhui Province, forming a triangle between the two sides of the Yangtze River. It is known as "the first pass of Haimen", "Tianzhu of the Yangtze River", "Penglai on the river". It has been praised as "the unique island and mainstay of the Yangtze River" by poets and scholars of all ages. Xiaogushan, originally a stone island in the middle of the river, began to form during the Quaternary glacial period two million years ago. It stands on its own, surrounded by water on three sides, and plunges into the middle of the river. The boulders are extremely steep, which has the potential of "blocking hundreds of rivers for thousands of miles, and taking mountains under one foot". The mountain is no more than 100 meters high, and its shape is unique. It is like a lotus in the water, with a solitary peak. Although the mountain is small, but proud of the mountains, lock gold coke, under the resistance of a thousand waves. The Dabie Mountains are respectful and handsome, while the five old peaks are inferior. It has attracted the favor of poets and scholars in the past dynasties to Xiaogushan, leaving countless poems more popular than Su Dongpo's: "Dagu xiaogujiang central". For thousands of years, Xiaogushan has been famous for its strangeness, danger, independence and solitude. The most vivid description is "looking at the imperial chair in the East, looking at a pen in the south, looking like a hanging bell in the west, and looking at the roaring dragon in the north".

Xiaogushan is located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River,

From Huikou town (yuanchengying township) Guilin village to Susong County, down to Fuxing town (yuantaokou township) Wangying village, it flows 63 kilometers through Susong County.

Cultural relics

Xiaogu mountain has scenery everywhere. There are strange flowers and plants on the top and the turbulent flow of the Yangtze River on the bottom. It is said that the tide is no longer going up, so it is also known as "Haimen mountain" and "Haimen first pass". Around the mountain, the upper layer is stacked, winding, sometimes close to the waves, sometimes hanging up in the air, which makes people feel novel step by step. The scenery of strange peaks decorated with strange rocks and ancient wood wrapped in cloud clothing makes people feel blessed. The mountains are covered with green grass, luxuriant forests and bamboo, temples and pavilions. Facing the mountain, there are more than ten scenic spots, such as yitianmen, longjiaoshi, longerdong, Guansheng hall, Mituo Pavilion, xianyuelou, banbian tower, jiechao temple, Yushi tablet, dressing Pavilion, Guantao Pavilion, Qixiu temple, sutra library, Notre Dame hall, Daxiong hall, etc, After climbing 365 steps to the top of the mountain, you can climb it once. It's about a year. If you go up the "ladder of heaven" and stand on one side of a mountain, you can have a panoramic view of everything and feel relaxed and happy.

Qixiu Temple

Qixiu temple is located in the small and medium-sized isolated mountain of the East Yangtze River in Susong County. Built in the Tang Dynasty, the temple is very small. It was rebuilt in the Northern Song Dynasty and slightly renovated in the Yuan Dynasty. It was expanded and repaired many times in the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. From the bottom of the mountain to the top of the mountain, there are many buildings, such as Tianmen, Mituo Pavilion, Xianyue tower, banbian tower, jiechao temple and dressing Pavilion. There are dozens of buildings, platforms, pavilions and pavilions with different architectural styles, all of which are of brick and wood structure, cornices and corners, Zhu columns and gray tiles, and are simple and dignified. Temple steep mountains, facing the river, Yu Pavilion Xuanang, extremely spectacular.

One day gate

It was built by Meng Yu, the former governor of Susong in the ninth year of Shunzhi reign of Qing Dynasty. There is a natural stone cave here, which is built on the basis of the mountain. The title at the front of the gate is Qixiu temple, with Qianlong seal script "Lingzhao Jiangyu" engraved on it. Deep in the cave entrance, the cliff is towering, the broken rock is flying in the air, and there are seventy-nine stone steps inside. The winding path leads to the seclusion, and it soars up. There is a balcony, half into the mountain gate, straight at the sky. There are blue smoke around, Bi Tai floating wall, Yushu arch, shade like clouds, so it is called yitianmen. One day gate is the only way to reach the top of the mountain.

Sea eye

At the North turning point of Shiling at the foot of Xiaogu mountain. There, the cliffs support the sky, standing in the middle of the river, facing penglangji on the opposite bank, and the water surface is extremely narrow. At this point, the river is whirling and surging, forming a big disk vortex, running into the bottom of the river, just like there is a door under it, which can connect with the sea, so it is called Haiyan. Xie Fang of Song Dynasty wrote this poem and praised it: "people say that this is Haimen pass, and the sea eye is boundless. Heaven and earth occasionally leave pillars, and rivers and mountains have such obstacles. " It's about the magnificent scenery here - high mountains, dangerous rivers, narrow rivers and rapid flow. In the past, small boats were often subverted when they were caught in this sight. Now, the big boat tour is spectacular.

Stele of imperial Poetry

Behind the dressing booth, south of woyangshi. It was originally built by Zhu Houfu, Emperor Jiajing of Ming Dynasty, and stored in the national protection temple. It was moved here in the 15th year of the Republic of China. The stele is very thick, about seven feet high. On the front, there is a chapter of Yu Shi, with sonorous syllables and strong words. On the back, there is a record of rebuilding Yu Bei. The head of the stele is inlaid with the imperial edict of two dragons encircling each other. Under the stele, a stone turtle stretches its head and shrinks its neck. The monument is followed by Longkou, where the gully is dangerous and the rock is dangerous. It is really like the scene described in the Royal poem: "the cold light is flowing in the blue sky, the majestic power is flowing in the river and the earth, the purple bun is hanging loose, and the stone is hanging in the mysterious tiger's palm.".

Dressing booth

Also known as the shepherd's pavilion, it was built in the second year of song Baoqing. It is said that during the northern and Southern Dynasties, there was a hermit named the shepherd's pavilion. By the pavilion, there are still a group of reclining sheep stones, clean and smooth, which look like sleeping sheep. In the Yuan Dynasty, Li Weisu was ordered by anqing government to build a new pavilion, which was named Yizhu. The stone inside the pavilion was engraved with the word "independent Huabiao". In Jiajing of Ming Dynasty, it was rebuilt and changed its name to dressing Pavilion. As a dressing Pavilion, it was known as "sister-in-law" dressing place. The couplet in front of the pavilion is: "long hair, not old hair". The pavilion has six corners and three floors, with beautiful and generous structure. When you climb the pavilion and look at it, you can see that the river is north and south, clouds and mountains are overlapping, fertile fields are flat, red and green are alternating, and thousands of scenes enter the curtain, which is really intoxicating.

Guantao Pavilion

Also known as half Pavilion, pavilion built on the cliff. Below the cliff is the river. It is the best place to watch the river blocking stone and sea eye.

Half tower

It is also called Songzi tower. The main structure of the tower is a natural stone wall, half of which is embedded in the stone, half of which is exposed in three directions and five layers, with a dome on the top and doors and windows on the bottom, so it is called the half tower. Because of its exquisite, beautiful and simple appearance, strange shape and originality, it seems to be made by a craftsman, and it is commonly mistaken for a tower for sending children, which attracts many faithful men and women to worship and pray for children under the tower. On the right side of the pagoda, there is a shrine with a phoenix in it. It has seven colors on the screen. Its claws are moving and its feathers are spreading. It is intended to cry out. It is also regarded as a symbol of the sea god to save suffering. On the rocks on both sides in front of the tower, there are poems chanting Xiaogushan by Lu Tong, Shi Ding FA, Fu ruojin and Liu Bowen. Under the tower, the gully is thousands of feet deep, the turbid waves are overflowing, the disk vortex is rolling, and the sound of the waves is like thunder, echoing with the penglangji opposite. Standing quietly in front of the tower, leaning against the rock, and listening quietly, you can enjoy the scenery of water and mountains and the sound of bamboo waves.

Mituo Pavilion

The scenery here is strange and there is a unique cave. On it, the cliff half leaning, flying Pavilion in the air, such as hanging, such as hanging, pavilion carved a Buddha, barefoot dirty face, smiling. Under it, there is a patio, about ten feet deep, connected with the Dragon ear cave. Around the patio, the stone is smooth, the moss is thick, the wild spines are long, the ancient trees are slanting, the round leaves are emerald and glittering. Looking back at the stone inscription of "QiongYa DiCui" on the lintel of the back door of the hall, I can see that the wonderful pen is brilliant and the creation is heavenly.

Xianyuelou

Building several Zhang high, flying Pavilion double eaves, built by the mountains and rivers, the former virtual after solid. The main hall is just folded into three floors, each with its own porch. Tourists stroll through it and look at it from the window. They don't know whether you have a pavilion or a building upstairs. At night, when you watch the moon here, you can see the river breeze, the sparkling waves, the vast moon, and the bright windows. It makes you feel like "the tower near the water gets the moon first", so it's called "the first moon tower". Hu zuanzong, the governor of Anqing County in Ming Dynasty, ascended the Tianzhu Pavilion. His poem says: go up to the river tower with guests, and the mountains are about to float. When the cloud comes out of the Tianzhu Pavilion, the moon is near the small solitary stream, the sails are close to Wu and Chu, and the bullfight is in front of the bottle. It can be called the best song of climbing this building to enjoy the moon. The stone carvings of Chunjiang Fu written in Zhushu in lounei are still in summer, which is indistinct.

Stone Carving

Xiaogushan has always been known as Haimen Tianzhu. It is said that Dayu's efforts to control the flood were recorded in stone inscriptions, or that the first emperor of Qin's eastward inspection once wrote "mainstay" on the stone at this moment. However, for a long time, the handwriting disappeared, and only shuijingzhu Shidi recorded it. There are still stone inscriptions on the first pass of Haimen and Qixiu Temple written by Yu Han of the Yuan Dynasty, a chapter of ancient poetry written by Emperor Xingxian of the Ming Dynasty, a stele of imperial poetry built by Emperor Jiajing, and poems written by Ye Mengxiong "climbing Xiaogushan" and Shu Fen "touring longerdong",

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